NGA director Ron Radford retires

Director of the National Gallery of Australia, Ron Radford, has announced his retirement. Source: AAP THE National Gallery of Australia's director has announced his retirement. Ron Radford will have served close to a decade in the gallery's...

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Swiss Emmentaler named world's best cheese

A SWISS Emmentaler has won the title of 2014 World Championship Cheese in Wisconsin. Cheesemaker Gerard Sinnesberger took top honours for his Original Schweizer Rohmilch Emmentaler, a large format, big wheel Swiss cheese. Out of possible 100...

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Qld fruit flies set to lose their manhood

ONE of Australia's worst pests could soon lose its manhood or undergo a sex change. It's part of a bid to save the nation's $7 billion fruit and vegetable industry from the dreaded Queensland fruit fly. Australian and New Zealand scientists...

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Teen sneaks to top of World Trade Center

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has bypassed security and climbed to the top of 1 World Trade Center, the US's tallest building, to take pictures in the middle of the night, police say. The teen was arrested early on Sunday and charged with misdemeanour criminal...

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Telco complaints hit six-year low

COMPLAINTS about telcos have hit their lowest level in six years, but the industry Ombudsman continues to receive an average of about 360 a day. Consumers lodged 33,351 complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) between October...

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Qantas workers to lobby pollies

QANTAS workers and their union delegates from across Australia are flying to Canberra to warn politicians of the harm they say changes to the Qantas Sale Act will bring. The Australian Services Union (ASU) says the Qantas Sale Act protects Australian...

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Growth in spending slows

SPENDING across the Australian economy grew for the 18th consecutive month in February, but at a slower pace than in recent months. That meant annual economy-wide spending growth eased to a more sustainable pace after strong rises in the past...

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NSW, Vic at risk of losing triple-A rating

NSW and Victoria are at risk of losing their triple-A ratings if the trends in rising state debt continue unabated, a think tank has warned. The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) says while the focus has been on the rapid increase in federal...

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Carney names IMF official to BoE committee

THE Bank of England has appointed an International Monetary Fund official to a new job overseeing markets and banking - a position created amid allegations that bank officials condoned fixing in currency markets. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik, the...

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Let current regulator police us: charities

SOME of Australia's biggest charities and community sector groups have banded together to warn the federal government it will commit a "huge mistake" by closing the national charity regulator. The federal government will introduce the first...

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Putin inks deal to incorporate Crimea

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and leaders of Crimea and its biggest city Sevastopol have signed a treaty making the two entities new members of the Russian Federation. The treaty goes into force immediately, but stipulates an interim period...

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Market blast kills 17 in Afghanistan

AT least 17 civilians have been killed and 46 others injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded market in northern Afghanistan. "A pregnant woman and two children are also among the dead," said Abdul Sattar Barez, deputy governor...

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Science back on political agenda

AUSTRALIA'S science community is pushing for specialist advisers across all federal government departments. Following the Abbott government's scrapping of a science ministry, Science and Technology Australia boss Catriona Jackson said industry...

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Defence Minister attends Jakarta meeting

THE government is taking another step towards improving strained ties with Indonesia with Defence Minister David Johnston attending a top level conference in Jakarta on building maritime collaboration. Senator Johnston will be accompanied by...

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